题目内容：

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A recent study found that people who live in colder climates consume 1. (much) alcohol than people who live in warm weather.

“Alcohol is something that everyone thought harmful for 2. (decade), but no one has scientifically demonstrated it,”a professor wrote in a press release.

Why do people in Russia drink so much ? Everybody 3. (assume) that's because the weather is cold. But we couldn't find a single paper 4. (link) climate to alcohol intake.    Since alcohol could increase warm blood flow in the skin, last month, the researchers in a study 5. (suggest) that people should reach for booze (豪饮) when it's cold outside.The researchers combed through data to compare climate factors and alcohol consumption per capita (每人的). 6. study also found that as temperatures and sunlight hours decrease, alcohol consumption goes up. Shorter hours of sunlight and cooler temperatures also relate 7. higher rates of depression, 8. is linked to an increase in drinking.

The professor hopes this data will help influence health policies on alcohol abuse. “Knowing that cold places have more drink-related problems can could be 9. (help) to the efforts in these areas 10. (determine) better places,” he said.